U.S. USDA Form usda-rd-1927-4
Form RD 1927-4
(Rev. 01-03)
SUBJECT:
Rural Housing Service
Farm Service Agency
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
Position 5
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Transmittal of Title Information
TO:
DATE:
You have been approved by the Agency as noted above to perform the title work and loan closing of this transaction in
connection with the loan application identified below. The following documents are enclosed for preparation of a title
opinion or insurance binder and other handling in accordance with 7 C.F.R. part 1927, subpart B.
1. Name and address of applicants
2. Purchase Price
$
Type of
Loan:
Market Value
$
Telephone
Interest Repayment
Rate:
Period:
%
yrs
%
yrs
%
yrs
Amount of
Loan:
$
$
$
Purpose of
Loan:
3. Form RD 1927-9, “Preliminary Title Opinion” is enclosed for your use (if applicable).
4. Other Documents attached:
Original
Deeds:
Copy
Legal
Description:
Option:
Survey:
Tax Bill:
Death
certificate:
Divorce
Decree:
Other:
Original
Copy
5. Requirements of Preliminary Title Opinion or Title Insurance Binder:
A. Alterations and omissions. If required information is altered or omitted, the approval official is not authorized to
accept the Opinion or Binder but must return it for completion.
B. Property description. The approved attorney or title insurance company must review the legal description of the
land to ensure that the legal description and recital of all encumbrances, reservations, exceptions, and defects are
complete and accurate. If a water right is to be included in the security for the loan, the approved attorney or title
insurance company must also attach a full legal description of the water right followed by a recital of all reservations,
encumbrances, defects, and exceptions. Land or water rights may be described by reference to a legally adequate
description contained in a recorded instrument. A copy of this instrument must be provided to the Agency for review
before closing. If the description of the property is not legally adequate, the deficiency must be listed as a title defect
and the necessary curative action included under paragraph IV of Form RD 1927-9.
Form RD 1927-4 (Rev. 01-03)
C. “Encumbrances, reservations, exceptions, and defects” means all matters which would prevent the United
States from obtaining the required lien on the property. These include, but are not limited to, liens, taxes and assessments, leases, easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights relating to mineral, oil, gas, geothermal, timber, and water rights, prior sales of part of the property, judgements, probate proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, or pending court actions in federal and state courts, and other matters of record which affect title to the real
property or the ability of the seller to convey title or the buyer to accept title, and legally inadequate property descriptions.
D. Scope of Search. The approved attorney or title insurance company will determine: 1. all owners of record of the
real property, 2. whether there are any outstanding encumbrances, reservations, exceptions, and defects on the real
property, as outlined in paragraph C. above, 3. if a water right is to be included in the security for the loan (the attorney/
title company will attach a full legal description of the water right), 4. if there are any liens or recorded claims which
would prevent the Agency from obtaining an enforceable mortgage lien of the required priority on the security property. Title examination will include searches of the records, or certificates from the clerks of the appropriate State
courts, federal bankruptcy courts and United States district courts, for the period determined necessary by local custom, to issue a title opinion or title insurance policy.
Complete legal descriptions of encumbrances, reservations, exceptions, and defects must be provided to the Agency upon
request.
6. Other instructions:
Loan Approval Official
Form RD 1927-4
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